How to Install and Uninstall libffi6 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libffi6" package

This tutorial shows how to install libffi6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libffi6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libffi6" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libffi6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libffi6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libffi6 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libffi6
Priority: important
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 52
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: libffi
Version: 3.2.1-4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/libf/libffi/libffi6_3.2.1-4_amd64.deb
Size: 17838
MD5sum: b1ae23f2be1e7d0c86ea505982b6b5ab
SHA1: f589c00a27ae17fb20022caea8fabd80cee538d2
SHA256: c114e92771964761d602b7823399072e05b942144367b3f87cd3ce8f0318c3f0
Description-en: Foreign Function Interface library runtime
A foreign function interface is the popular name for the interface that
allows code written in one language to call code written in another
language.
Description-md5: aa11fa9e12227fc9a1de7b2cb193c270
Multi-Arch: same
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal, ubuntu-sdk-libs